Jeremiah 29:24-26

Christian Standard Bible

²⁴ To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say, ²⁵ “This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You^[a] in your own name have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah^(A) son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests, saying, ²⁶ ‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of the priest Jehoiada to be the chief officer^(B) in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madman^(C) who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in the stocks^(D) and an iron collar.